Jeff Praught

In the spirit of this place and positivity, I am going to start a post that includes some random Petco Park scoreboard fun facts from over the years. Not everyone will like them, but even if just one person gets a laugh out of it or brightens their mood, well, that’s sort of the point. Enjoy.

Should have let Woodruff have the 12th 🙃

Maybe Bob Uecker pushed his bat forward several inches and we just didn’t notice

Uecker didn’t reach down with his hand and push his foot onto the bag

Michigan magic at Yost Ice Arena tonight

If I were the Rays, I'd sign Chandler Simpson to a seven- or eight-year extension. Nothing longer than that, though, because Simpsons aren't nearly as good after their eighth season.

Didn’t think it was possible to make a 58-yarder in that stadium

Just when you thought baseball season was over, they are showing Fever Pitch at Bully’s. If only @berniewilson.bsky.social were here to enjoy this.

S.D. County is now under a tropical storm watch. The National Hurricane Center moved the probability cone back to the north. So far, winds west of the mountains will likely not top 30 mph. Mountains could get 40 mph gusts. Rainfall Sunday to Tuesday estimated at 0.7 to 1 inch. #sandiegoweather #CAwx

Padres fans, you're amazing. Thank you.

Christian Yelich's ground ball double play to end the game had a 107.1 mph exit velocity and .630 xBA.

Xander Bogaerts, winning player. Michael King, what an effort.

Gavin Sheets off 100.8 mph! That’s the fastest pitch a Padres player has homered off of under tracking (2008 incl post) And 3rd-fastest for HR by anyone in postseason in span, behind: Seiya Suzuki, 101.4 mph, 2025 NLDS Game 5 Jackson Chourio, 101.4 mph, 2025 NLDS Game 2

Random wRC+ postseason totals: F. Tatis Jr. (17 G): 216* B. Ruth (41 G): 195 L. Gehrig (34 G): 191 D. Ortiz (85 G): 144 Ba. Bonds (48 G): 141 M. Ramirez (111 G): 140 J. Altuve (106 G): 125 D. Jeter (158 G): 121 T. Gwynn (27 G): 100 J. DiMaggio (51 G): 95 * Sample size is noted

Random wRC+ postseason totals: F. Tatis Jr. (17 G): 216* B. Ruth (41 G): 195 L. Gehrig (34 G): 191 D. Ortiz (85 G): 144 Ba. Bonds (48 G): 141 M. Ramirez (111 G): 140 J. Altuve (106 G): 125 D. Jeter (158 G): 121 T. Gwynn (27 G): 100 J. DiMaggio (51 G): 95 * Sample size is noted

Hi hello. Let’s have a great week.

Other than stupid penalties (including an inexcusable late hit out of bounds late), drops, dropped INT, horrible 4th-&-1 hop-jump sneak attempts, an injured player causing the clock to be stopped with 2 seconds left, and inexcusable defensive design on the final play, Michigan played great. Go team.

The Michigan Marching Band's halftime show tomorrow at the Big House will feature a performance by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The band will perform music from The Lord of the Rings:

Someone should sponsor full counts during Padres-Dodgers games in LA

Sean Manaea is wearing a "New York Is Love" Mets Pride shirt after pitching six solid innings to beat the Texas Rangers, the MLB's only team without a Pride night. Perhaps coincidence, perhaps not.

Padres fans (and weather junkies like me): It’s way too early to definitively know, but there’s a chance this weekend’s Cubs-Red Sox series could see some rainouts due to a big storm brewing, forcing them to make up a game or two on Monday. A possibility… consider it as you wish.

She got called up to the big leagues! 😭 #forthefaithful Thank you, @jeffpraught.bsky.social Forever grateful 🤎💛

Shortest HR at Petco Park: 1. X. Nady (ARI) 323’ (7/27/11) 2. J. Uribe (LAD) 324’ (4/25/15) 3. J. Cronenworth (SD) 325’ (today) P. Nevin (SD) 325’ (6/21/04) A. Rosales (SD) 325’ (9/25/16)

Padres Walk-Off Wins at Petco Park: 1. 12 (2022) 2. 11 (2005, 2010, 2014, 2026)

Manny Machado has now appeared in 1,118 games with the Padres, moving him past Dave Winfield for third all-time on club list.

Xander Bogaerts is the first player in Padres history with a homer and triple in an inning He’s the second in MLB this year, joining Tristan Peters on 7/10 Before this year, it hadn’t happened since Shin-Soo Choo on 4/26/17

MLB Home Run by Players Named Ethan: 1. Ethan Allen 47 2. Ethan Salas 2

The small quakes this last weekend in Los Angeles were at an offset in the Newport-Inglewood fault. 110 quakes, all small 1≤M≤2.5, all deep ≥12 km, filled in the offset. A similar swarm occurred at another offset in 2021. Part of the gradual coalescing of a fault over hundreds of thousands of years.

Denver’s alleged top defense sure seems to have quite a few missed tackles tonight

Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO ALLOW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT POSTAL SERVICE RULE RESTRICTING MAIL-IN VOTING

Watching Ohio State go up 23-3 in a huge game and then leaving for a thing and then coming home to see they lost 24-23 is *extremely* my shit

The 20-point blown lead by Ohio State was the biggest by a No. 1 ranked team since at least 2003. The previous high was 15 points (Alabama was up 21-6 vs Ohio State in Sugar Bowl 1/1/2015 before losing 42-35)

In baseball, we call this a wheeeeeeeee!

Clock management clinic on full display by Texas and Ohio 🤦‍♂️

Michigan football has upset No. 11 Oklahoma, 17-10, to claim the first marquee win of the Kyle Whittingham era.

The Big Ten is 10-4 against the SEC since the 2024 postseason after Michigan upsets No. 11 Oklahoma.

Michigan's win over No. 11 Oklahoma is the first win this season by an unranked team vs a ranked team and the first loss by an SEC team

He’s a machine, that @sammylevsports.bsky.social … and always one of the last to leave the ballpark 👊

Looking forward to the first “lap opportunity” post from @timkawakami.bsky.social which means football is truly back!

One game in the books. And a big one looms tonight on Netflix. Rams vs 49ers in Australia. Allow Peter Berg, writer, director, and producer of The Mosquito Bowl, to get you ready.

Jedd - Jeff.. whatever, it’s hot

Merrill is now tied with Jeff Gyorko for 11th on this list with 32 HR. Next up: Khalil Greene at 34.

Jackson Merrill is now tied with Matt Kemp for 12th on the Petco Park all-time list with 31 home runs.

I'm a Michigan fan and I agree that the Michigan 'win" was a joke. That said, the number of Wisconsin / Purdue / Minnesota / [insert mediocre football program] fan friends blowing me up about it is a little rich.